The Mark Casse-trained son of Lonhro won the April 8 Shakertown Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland last out by a neck over fellow Turf Sprint entrant Green Mask, earning his first graded stakes wins. That April 8 race was Holding Gold's 4-year-old season debut and first start since running off the board in the Woodford Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G3T) in October.

The colt will carry the high weight of 125 pounds and will break from post 3 under jockey Joel Rosario.

Abdullah Saeed Almaddah's Green Mask, a 6-year-old gelded son of Mizzen Mast, has two close runner-up efforts this year. In addition to the Shakertown, the Brad Cox trainee finished one length behind Hogy in the Colonel Power Overnight Stakes in February at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. In his past eight tries, the gelding has only finished off the board once. Although jockey Robby Albarado has been aboard for his past three starts, Javier Castellano picks up the mount May 5 for the injured Albarado.

Making his first start since running third in the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) is the Christophe Clement-trained Pure Sensation. Before finishing one length behind winner Obviously in the Breeders' Cup, Patricia A. Generazio's runner won three stakes in a row last year, including the Parx Dash Stakes and the Jaipur Invitational Stakes (both G3T). He is the morning-line favorite at 5-2.

The Turf Sprint field of 13 also includes Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Partly Mocha, fourth in the Shakertown and winner of two five-furlong turf stakes at Sam Houston Race Park earlier this year. The 8-year-old Half Ours gelding is trained by Mike Maker and makes the second graded attempt of his 37-race career in the Turf Sprint.

Looking to break through in graded stakes company with his first attempt on the turf is the grade 2 placed Maniacal, bred, owned, and trained by Wesley Ward. The 4-year-old son of Kitten's Joy was third last out in a six-furlong allowance event on the dirt at Keeneland April 8. One start prior, Maniacal was a 1 3/4-length runner-up to eventual grade 1 winner Mind Your Biscuits in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course last August.